Useful functions hidden in Flashblocks.swf
  This is a partial list of useful functions hidden with Flashblocks.swf

  • positionInsideStage(movie clip, desired x position, desired y position) - this will place a movie clip as near as possible to x and y while staying within the boundaries of the stage.

  • findReplace (findV, replaceWithV, findIn) - find replace text in a string

  • popupWindow (URL) - popup

  • tooltip (txt) create tooltip that follows mouse and
    tooltip () to remove tooltip

  • makeButton (mc, txt) - makes a button

  • positionInsideStage(mc, x, y) - position a movie clip closest to X and Y while staying withing the borders of the stage.

* makeButton() and tooltip are MovieClip.prototypes so just call them from anywhere. but the rest need to be called from within flashblocks, so call them like: _root.flashblocks.tooltip("the text");